Thank you The Onyx Moon for the review. This one is a bit dark but there is some fluff but a quick warning Alina's dreams are going to get a lot darker the closer she gets to the ring.
Love is Returned
Where now are the Dúnedain, Elessar, Elessar?
Why do thy kinsfolk wander afar?
Near is the hour when the Lost should come forth,
And the Grey Company ride from the North.
But dark is the path appointed for thee:
The Dead watch the road that leads to the Sea.
Fíli snuggled closer into her warmth; her shivering woke him from his slumber as she began muttering in her sleep.
"Thorin don't send them, send me instead." Alina muttered "Thorin don't, Kíli, Fíli, don't go, please stay where it is safe."
He looked at her still sleeping her brow was creased in a frown, then she shouted
"Fíli, no, Fíli."
"Alina wake up." He shook her gently as Kíli walked through the door, "Brother, get uncle, now." He demanded
"Kíli, no don't, stop you stupid, hard headed dwarf." She mumbled the desperation in her voice
"Kíli!" She shouted as tears began to stream down her cheeks.
"Alina wake up." Fíli shouted trying to wake her
"Thorin don't you dare, I can't lose you too. Thorin listen to me." She sobbed pulling the blanket closer to her.
"Thorin!" she shouted, the pain etched on her face caused Fíli's heart to break
"Thorin, don't leave me, please, I love you, I need you, our child needs you Thorin please." She wept.
At this Thorin burst through the door, he rushed towards Alina taking hold of her, she gasped awake and looked into his icy blue eyes before sobbing into his chest.
"Shush, it was only a dream, I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." He spoke softly, brushing her hair with his hands in comfort.
"Thorin, it was so real." She mumbled into his chest, Thorin nodded at his nephews who left him with Alina.
"Do you wish to talk about it?" he asked softly
"No, never, it will make it real and I never want for that to happen I can't lose you or them, I couldn't…" she chocked
"I'm not going anywhere, I mean it Alina."
"Do you promise?" She asked her eyes filled with hope
"Yes, I promise." He replied softly, he rubbed his calloused thumb over her lips, wishing that he could kiss her. She shivered at his touch, he moved his thumb away, she moaned at the loss of his thumb and looked up staring intently at his lips, and he saw this and brushed it off preventing himself from hoping.
"Thorin, when I asked you to braid my hair, I asked as a dwarf not an elf." She said softly not meeting his eyes; Thorin was lost for words "If you don't feel the same I understand." She started to pull away, he grabbed her forearm, she turned back to look at him.
"It was you who I thought didn't feel the same, Alina I lost my heart to you, not an elf."
Alina smiled at his honesty as tears streamed down her cheeks "Oh Thorin, I have loved you for as long as I can remember." She pressed her lips to his, causing him to smile as they consummated their love.
Thorin sung softly
"How you turned my world, you precious thing
You starve and near exhaust me
Everything I've done, I've done for you
I move the stars for no one
You've run so long
You've run so far
Your eyes can be so cruel
Just as I can be so cruel
Though I do believe in you
Yes I do
Live without the sunlight
Love without your heartbeat
I, I can't live within you
I can't live within you
I, I can't live within you"
Alina rolled over smiling at him "That is very depressing, Thorn."
He chuckled at her before grabbing her causing her to squeal before he crushed his lips to hers growling.
"Well they sound like they are having fun don't you think brother." Elrohir grinned
Elladan shook his head "Brother Leave them be, I do believe we have to deliver some potions to the blonde dwarf prince."
They both laughed and went to find Fíli and cause mischief.
Alina found herself in the gardens of Rivendell, she could hear the elves celebrating Midsummer's eve, normally she would join them but tonight all she wanted to do was dance. She hummed the tune to the song of soul mates, stretching and moving gracefully as she twirled around the garden. She lost herself in the dance, remembering the graceful dances she was taught by the elves. A cough snapped her out of her trance, she whirled around to see Kíli, and she smiled at his sheepish expression.
"I wouldn't normally interrupt but would you teach me to dance?" He asked quickly.
She nodded as his sheepish expression turned into a full on grin. He rushed forward; she shrunk to his size to make it easier. She took his arm and placed it on her waist while she placed her hand on his shoulder and taking hold of his other hand; she began to hum softly as they moved. She smiled when Kíli kept looking down at his feet.
"No Kee look in my eyes and then you won't step on my feet." She smiled when he did as he was told and as his confidence grew. She heard music start as he twirled her round the garden as the others joined them and began playing their instruments, she saw Thorin walk away she frowned slightly but brushed it off as they continued to dance.
"Dear brother may I cut in to dance with our Dúrdaní." Fíli asked, Kíli nodded as he passed Alina to his brother, this continued till she had danced with all of their company but Thorin, Bilbo and Gandalf. Alina excused herself to find Thorin who had followed Bilbo up the stairs.
"Of course I was going to tell you, I was just waiting this very chance I think you can trust that I know what I'm doing." Gandalf argued
"Do you? That dragon has slept for sixty years, what will happen if your plan should fail, if you should wake the beast?" Elrond replied
"But if we succeed, if the dwarves take back the mountain, our defenses in the east will be strengthened."
"It is a dangerous move Gandalf."
"It is also dangerous to do nothing; look the throne of Erebor is Thorin's birthright, what it is you have to fear."
"Have you forgotten a strain of madness runs deep in that family, his grandfather lost his mind his father succumbed to the same sickness, can you swear Thorin Oakenshield will not also fall? Alina may love him but Gandalf these decisions do not rest with us alone it is not up to you or me to redraw the map of Middle Earth." Elrond argued as Alina stepped forward placing her hand in Thorin's for comfort, he pulled away in shame.
"With or without our help these dwarves will march on the mountain, they are determined to reclaim their homeland and I do not believe Thorin Oakenshield feels that he is answerable to anyone."
"My daughter and he are much the same in that way." Elrond told Gandalf as they walked away.
"Thorin." Alina spoke softly
"Get ready to move out, we leave at dawn." He instructed before walking away, Alina nodded as she walked away to tell the others.
Alina stumbled slightly; Fíli caught her before she fell.
"What is it?" he asked
"Saruman, he is here, we need to leave."
"Why?"
"Of all the Istar in Middle earth, he is the one I trust the least, there's a darkness over him."
Fíli nodded sitting her down and ran to get their things, Alina noticed Kíli grab him and pull him into the nearest bedroom, and she smiled sadly looking for Bilbo. Before she could find him she felt her exhaustion become too strong to fight as she swayed slightly, a pair of strong dwarven arms caught her before she fell as oblivion claimed her.
"Your awake good, now listen to me, if you kill another child in the womb your little friend Tharbûrz will die." The inhuman voice of the Witch king screeched in the black tongue at Alina causing her to whimper "Do you understand?"
"Yes." She spoke softly in the same tongue, staring at the black blood of the child her body had rejected.
He grasped her chin forcing her to look at him "You will look at me when you answer child." She pulled her chin from his grasp meeting his eyes hers full of defiance.
"Very well, let's see how long you defy me after this." He moved away to the door opening it. Orcs flooded in staring at Alina's exposed flesh hungrily. She tried to move backwards but she met the wall as her chains pulled tighter.
"No please." She begged as they attacked her.
Alina gasped awake, shaking in terror at her memories, she looked round to find Bilbo sitting next to her. She relaxed a little then more when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her. She inhaled his musky scent leaning in closer to him, closing her eyes as she soaked in his nearness. He moved his arms to her hair removing the elven braids as he began rebraiding her hair in a dwarven style. She leaned into his chest for comfort.
"Thorin." She said softly nuzzling at his chest; he finished the braid and pulled her lips to his.
He pulled away gently "We need to go."
"I know." She replied standing up slowly
Thorin started to hum; Alina smiled when she recognised the tune and began to sing softly looking at her mate
"Look into my eyes you will see
What you mean to me.
Search your heart, search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more."
The Thorin sang:
"Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for.
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for.
You know it's true:
Everything I do, I do it for you.
Look into your heart – you will find
There's nothin' there to hide.
Take me as I am, take my life.
I would give it all, I would sacrifice"
Then they both sang to each other.
"Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more
You know it's true:
Everything I do, I do it for you, oh, yeah.
There's no love like your love
And no other could give more love.
There's nowhere unless you're there
All the time, all the way, yeah.
Look into your heart, baby...
Oh, you can't tell me it's not worth tryin' for.
I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more.
Yeah, I would fight for you, I'd lie for you,
Walk the wire for you, yeah, I'd die for you.
You know it's true:
Everything I do, oh, I do it for you.
Everything I do, darling.
You will see it's true.
You will see it's true.
Yeah!
Search your heart and your soul
You can't tell it's not worth dying for
I'll be there
I'd walk the fire for you
I'd die for you
Oh, yeah.
I'm going all the time, all the way."
She grinned at Thorin stealing his breath away as her smile reached her eyes. She moved and walked to the room where she had seen the boys disappear into banging on the door and shouting at them to move it as the others gathered their things to depart from Rivendell.
The songs are Within You by David Bowie from the Labyrinth and (Every thing I Do) I do it for you by Bryan Adams from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Thanks to those who have and I hope you enjoyed reading it. If you have any ideas whether its song suggestion or about the plot then feel free to PM me or BLOODY review. My friend has challenged me to a shipping contest I have to write a ship a month and I haven't done this months yet eek. And I will take prompts please do send a prompt.
-The Archfiend
P.S I give up you lot are no good thank you to those who did review but I'm no longer holding this hostage but I don't know when I'll be writing the next chapter another one is demanding my attention so yeh. Laters!